Historic Treasure
Our Take
Unlike most cliff dwelling sites, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings site allows you to climb in and explore, enabling you to imagine the lives of the Native Americas who lived here. You get to experience the spaces that were used for cooking, ceremonies, sleeping, and living, with replica artifacts in place. Something about interacting with history like this makes you feel like a kid again, sparking curiosity and imagination. It’s also more accessible than Mesa Verde National Park since the dwellings were actually moved to this location to preserve them.